Daily Republican., 1887-09-07
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asst Thursday at the grove of A. ].
near Pleasant Hill, under
he auspices OF the Fairview Lodge.
No. 8, !. o. G. T., was great success
In the morning at about 10 a. m. a
delegation of 80 mounted knights,
(borses and knights in full regalia).
left the grove under the leadership Of
Mr.. Thomas Harkness, who was mar
shal OF the day, to meet at Landen.
berg visiting lodges from Avondale,
West Grove and Landenberg aud es
corted them with the Fernwood band
10 the grove. distance of about six
miles. The procession as it entered
the grove presented very fine appear
ance.
First came VIM. Lytell, who was
the standard bearer, bearing the stand
ard of the lodge; then Lewis B. East
burn and Howard Croft, who bore the
national flag and the ensign respect
lively, with the marshal riding at their
left side; then came the knights who
rode two and two, their horses, ele.
gantly caprisoned, stepping to the
notes Of martial music, which was
being played by the band, who came
next in their handsome coach, being
drawn by eight prancing s,eeds; then
came the delegates from West Grove,
Avondale and Westland Valley lodges
respectively each In coaches drawn by
six horses and bearing their respective
standards.
Shortly after the procession arrived
Mr.. Harry Mccormick, who was chair
man of the general committee, called
the meeting to order, and moved that
Mr.. Daniel Green, of Newpor,, be
elected president of the meeting, which
was seconded, and no one answering
in the negative, 1t was SO ordered.
Mr.. Green thereupon introduced the
Rev. c. j. Grice, who offered prayer,
asking God to bless the congregation
here gathered, and to give them grace
and strength to pull down the power
OF the evil one, particularly in closing
the rum shops; and to bless this order
|of Grand Templars, and give them di-
vine power to 60 forward in their work
OF feeding the hungry, clothing the
poor, and of tending TO the sick, and
especially do thou give them strength
to fight this deadly enemy drink till
the lsst grog shop in this land is closed
never more 10 be opened. Bless the
speakers that are to speak here TO this
assembled people this afternoon. Bless
the president that has just been elect.
| ed, Bless all In this meeting to thy
glorious name, amen.
The president then adjourned the
meeting for dinner until 1.15 p. IN.
After dinner the Rev. ]. NJ. Dare and
Mr.. J. +. Williamson of Newark
we're elected vice presidents, and Mr.
III. Richard Buckingham secretary
The president then introduced th'
Rev. W. r McNeal OF Bridgeton, N
H., who spoke at some length. ii,
said in substance that the object tina
we are assembled here is no novel on,
and the path is hard trodden, Il
speaking about distilled liquor h
lmade the remark that ''it was no
known till the eighth century and wa
mot in use till the thirteenth century
An alchemist in trying to find tn
elixir of life hit upon this, and curl
Ious as it may seem 1t was once calle,
1.-THE "Water of Life" What a bless
ling 1t would be If people would uni
versally believe that 1t is the "Wste
Iof DEATH" The man that uses it is
robber, and stealing from perhaps hi
Iwife and children or his aged paren,
and is also robbing God Of his service
and like death on the pale horse,
Isends tremor into every home 1t en-
tiers. There are 81, 900 souls annual
filling a drunkard's grave and ar
eternslly damned, and this is done &C
cording to law. 1t is well settle
tpoint in law that one man cannot tax
anything from another without givin
Just equivalent, even at the conser
OF him that loses. II this be true doe
, the rumseller, when he hands th
'whiekey over the bar, give an equiva
lent tor the money he getsp NJ
lAgain, all this is done under the pre-
lection of the law. No class of peopl
or business has such protection. Thu
1.-THE druggist, if he should accidental
: put poison in prescription, and Ii
invalid who has taken it dies, te
= chances to one he has moose place
Il around his neck. If man makes
. boiler and the boiler bursts through
eIperhaps, defects in workmanship ovt
(which he has no control, causing II
-jury, he has to pay for or make goC
1.-THE damage done. l could give 9th,
lexamples but these will suffice to sho
what l mean. The rumseller fills OF
lpoorhouses, peritentisries, our insar
asylums and gives employment for Il
lhangman. And yet the law does n
Iexact any punishment or even or
. Iextra taxes for all these offences.
1t is the duty of the people to d
Imand of the Legislature either prob
tbition law or constitutional amenC
lment. The band then struck U
"Begonia," and when they we
Through announcement was ma
Iabout the Harvest Home at Newpc
!, on Thursday, September s, and ,
Invitation was extended for all prese
to go, after which Mcjor George .
Hilton of Washington, d. c., WI
!, had been delayed three hours on Il
= rail waiting for o wreck to be cleare
was introduced In opening his r
marks he said he was glad to see th
\. this subject was finding its way in
, the minds of SO many thinking NJ
4, and women. This ia about the fiji
good thing l have seen in Delawal
In Wilmington, your largest city, the
! are willy cesspools of sin in the gui
|, of respectable rum shops on eve
corner, bringing your young men
Iyour husbands and sons-into physit
and mental wreck and ruin, and tn,
souls into everlasting damnation. III
book (holding bible in his hand) sa,